Years ago, many long-distance couples already agreed through Skype and similar applications of video calls all with watch movies and tv series at the same time. However, the pandemic has caused this to go from being a Romanesque peculiarity to becoming a more common practice than we would like. Hence, many platforms, both streaming like video conferencing, they are getting their act together to make this way of consuming content as a couple, family or friends as easy as possible. In this post we will explain everything you need to know to use SharePlay in your Disney Plus sessions.
Requirements to use FaceTime SharePlay with Disney+
Its three basic requirements You'll need to be able to share episodes of TV shows and movies over FaceTime video calls using the SharePlay feature.
- An Disney Plus account have an active subscription. You can subscribe from the application itself or through the Disney + website. This requirement is necessary for each user to participate in the video call.
- Un compatible device. The list of Apple devices that support this version are the iPhone, iPad and Apple TV with iOS, iPad OS or tvOS in the version 15.1 or higher. The requirement must be met for all members of the video call. Otherwise, SharePlay will not work properly.
- La latest version of the Disney+ app downloaded and installed on both Apple devices.
How to sign in and share with Disney+
Los followed that you have to follow are the same whether you use an iPhone or an iPad. You will have to perform the steps on one of these devices even if you finally want to send the screen to your Apple TV.
Using iPhone or iPad
To initiate the SharePlay session, one of the members of the video call must initiate the process to play the Disney Plus content. The step by step is as follows:
- Make one facetime call to any friend or family member who has a compatible device that we have mentioned in the list of requirements.
- Make a gesture by sliding your finger from the bottom edge of the device up. This will allow you to open another application through the multitask. Open now the disney+ apps.
- Browse the catalog and search for the movie or TV series you want to share. Once located, click on «View».
- If SharePlay doesn't turn on automatically, click click now in "Share Play". The request will be automatically sent to the other participant of the video call.
- If you want to watch the content on the TV instead of on the mobile device, sFollow the steps to follow on Apple TV.
Using an Apple TV
To play the content on the TV, we will need an Apple TV device that meets the compatibility requirements. If we have it, we will have to do the following steps:
- Use the Apple TV Remote to open the Control center from Apple TV. To do this, press and hold the "TV/Control Center" button on the remote.
- At the top of the Control Center, click click on your user.
- Then select the option shareplay.
- Then select the option "Start on Apple TV".
- Go back to iPhone or iPad to confirm the operation.
How to join a Disney+ SharePlay session
Join with iPhone or iPad
- Once you're on the FaceTime call, tap the Open option and enters "Join SharePlay".
- Automatically, your Disney Plus app will open. At this point, if you want to play the video on your Apple TV, continue to point “Join with Apple TV» that you will see a little later in this guide.
- Wait for the person who started the video call to accept you.
- Once inside, when you want to return to the video call, touch the picture-in-picture box at the top of the screen.
Join with Apple TV
Lastly, the steps are the same than those that we have explained a few paragraphs above for the one that creates the SharePlay session. Just open the Apple TV Control Centergo to shareplay, give to Start on Apple TV and confirm on your iOS or iPadOS device. Once that is done, you will have completed the process and you will be able to watch the shared session on your home TV.
Disney+ and SharePlay limitations
These are the considerations to keep in mind in terms of limitations.
How many people can share a SharePlay session with Disney+?
SharePlay supports a maximum of 32 users per conference. However, each streaming service can set its own limitations. The number of screens may be limited depending on the membership we have paid for. In the specific case of Disney+, we can connect a total of four devices at once to play platform content.
Can I share content with people living in other countries?
It is quite common that there are differences in the catalogs of the services of streaming from different countries or regions. In this case, the same thing will happen. If we share a SharePlay session with users who do not live in our same country, it is possible that the content we want to play is not available in one of the two regions.
In that case, when a user wants to enter a SharePlay session that does not have the content available in their region, will be notified that, indeed, you cannot access said content. There is no official way to bypass this restriction, but as many users will know, this obstacle can usually be circumvented by using a VPN service. The problem is that, in this case, we would certainly need a paid service to guarantee the quality of the call and avoid the delay.
child accounts
children's accounts do not have permissions to create SharePlay calls. If, with adult supervision, we want our children to use this function, we will have to carry out the process with a standard profile of the platform, which does not have parental limitations or anything like that. Obviously, with common sense and knowing who else is going to be on the other end of the video call.
Mac computers
Unfortunately, although on any device with macOS we have the possibility of using FaceTime and SharePlay, We will not be able to use Disney+ with this function yet on Apple computers. However, compatibility is expected to arrive at some point.